POWYS has seen 25 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in the county in the last three days.
Figures released today by Public Health Wales show the total number of cases found in the county has risen from 422 to 447 since Friday, with three new cases confirmed on Monday. The true figure is likely to be higher.
Public Health Wales data relate to cases where coronavirus has been confirmed, and only include people who have died in hospital settings in Wales.
As such, this excludes people who have died in hospitals in England, those who have passed away in care homes, and those who died without having been tested to confirm the presence of coronavirus.
Powys Teaching Health Board has suggested Office for National Statistics (ONS) data to be the most accurate, as it shows deaths where coronavirus may have been present since the epidemic began.
The ONS figures are considered the most accurate representation of the spread of the disease in Powys, despite including cases where Covid-19 had not been confirmed in a laboratory, which the official data from Public Health Wales does not cover.
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